Claudia Zaslavsky
How students can develop their number sense and an appreciation of the
Hindu-arabic number system by studying the number systems and counting words
from cultures around the world and across time.
Paulus Gerdes
An example of an educational mathematical activity from Africa and suggestions for exploring this
game with elementary school students.
Jerry Lipka, Sandra Wildfeuer, Nastasia Wahlberg, Mary George, Dafna Ezran
Describes
storyknifing, a traditional cultural practice of the Yup’ik Eskimo people, then
describes a related activity that delves into elastic geometry.
Dorothy White
Using fabrics to explore various cultures and mathematical ideas,
including geometry, collecting data, and analyzing data.
Cathy Barkley, Saundra Cruz
A series of geometry lessons using Native American beadwork as a contextual
basis.
Arthur Powell, Oshon Temple
An examination of the intellectual potential of the African board game oware, known in the United
States as mancala.
Anthony Stevens, Janet Sharp, Becky Nelson
Describes
a project in which children learned different rhythms on conga drums as an
introduction to an exploration of ratio.